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Adding items to a range of staves when some are hidden adds items to all staves and also un-hides them

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P3 UX/interaction
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Description

Issue type

UX/Interaction bug (incorrect behaviour)

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Create a score with many instruments (use symphony orchestra template, for example)
  2. Turn 'Hide empty staves within systems' on
  3. Let's say you have a system with just a few instruments shown and you want to add the same dynamic to them all; select a range:
    image
  4. Click a dynamic to add it. It will be added to every stave of the score within the selected range, giving this:
    image

It seems to me more useful to add the new items only to the visible staves in the range. This seems most likely to be relevant to dynamics but possibly to other item types too.

What is the latest version of MuseScore Studio where this issue is present?

4.4.1

Regression

No

Operating system

Any

Checklist
  • This report follows the guidelines for reporting bugs and issues
  • I have verified that this issue has not been logged before, by searching the issue tracker for similar issues
  • I have attached all requested files and information to this report
  • I have attempted to identify the root problem as concisely as possible, and have used minimal reproducible examples where possible

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue with the symphony orchestra template and “Hide empty staves within systems” enabled, then trace the range-selection item insertion behavior. Done means adding a dynamic to a range affects only the visible staves and does not un-hide hidden staves; check whether other item types show the same behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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